UTEST

University of Toronto Early Stage Technology

The UTEST Program provides support to University of Toronto entrepreneurs to create research based companies. In partnership with MaRS Innovation and with the financial support of the Connaught Fund, it provides companies with investment capital, mentoring, business strategy and incubation space at the University of Toronto St. George Campus.

OCE provides $3 million for remote care projects | Canadian Healthcare Technology TORONTO – More than $3 million is being invested in five public-private partnerships through an Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) program focused on use of technology to remotely monitor and care for Ontario patients.

Deep Genomics Closes Seed Round of $3.7m November 18, 2015 | Deep Genomics this morning announced the closing of $3.7 million in seed financing. Funding was led by True Ventures of the Bay Area with participation from Bloomberg Beta and other global angel investors. The startup launched this summer based on a deep learning-based technology… Read more »

One of the most buzzed-about startups in Toronto started with a friendship at UofT “If you just throw yourself into it and apply, there’s so much to learn,” says Marissa Wu. Marissa Wu continues to grow her smart-watch sports coaching startup, Onyx Motion, as she shuttles between New York basketball courts, Rocky Mountain startup… Read more »

How to be an undergrad entrepreneur at U of T: advice from alumna and Onyx Motion CEO, Marissa Wu One of the most buzzed-about startups in Toronto started with a friendship at U of T Wu says many of the skills and connections that helped her take Onyx Motion from a casual interest in entrepreneurship… Read more »

UTEST company Nvest listed in Omers’ Canadian #FinTech Infographic – MaRS Innovation “Over the past few weeks, a few members of our investment team took the seopportunity to map out FinTech companies from coast-to-coast, focusing on those that are developing next generation technologies or technology enabled services,” wrote the OMERS Venture team in a blog… Read more »

OMERS snapshot shows how much Canadian FinTech sector has grown in six months As part of the MaRS FinTech cluster launch in February, Toronto-based VC firm Information Venture Partners released an infographic highlighting the growing momentum of the sector in Canada. Along with other surprising facts, IVP noted over 50 different FinTech startups across the… Read more »

Aird & Berlis partners with University of Toronto to offer legal advice to early-stage startups Toronto, ON – Aird & Berlis LLP (A&B) has become the sponsoring legal partner to the University of Toronto Early-Stage Technology Program (UTEST). UTEST is a 12-month incubation and acceleration program co-managed by the University of Toronto (U of T)… Read more »